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Grand Banks, portion of the North American continental shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, lying southeast of Newfoundland island, Canada. Noted as an international fishing ground, the banks extend for 350 miles (560 km) north to south and for 420 miles (675 km) east to west.
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Map showing the Grand Banks. The Grand Banks of Newfoundland are a series of underwater plateaus south-east of the island of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf. The Grand Banks are one of the world's richest fishing grounds, supporting Atlantic cod, swordfish, haddock and capelin, as well as shellfish, seabirds and ...
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Seekarte von 1861. Die Neufundlandbank ( engl.: Grand Banks) ist eine Gruppe von Unterwasserplateaus südöstlich von Neufundland auf dem nordamerikanischen Kontinentalschelf. Das Gebiet ist bekannt für hohen Seegang. In Tiefen von 25 bis 100 Metern treffen dort der kalte Labradorstrom und der warme Golfstrom aufeinander.
7. Feb. 2006 · The Grand Banks, part of Canada's continental shelf, lying southeast of the Island of Newfoundland, consist of several separate banks, foremost of which are Grand, Green and St Pierre; their area (for water depths shallower than 200 m) is 282 500 km 2. Water depths over the banks are generally less than 100 m.
Map showing the Grand Banks. The Grand Banks is a large area of submerged highlands southeast of Newfoundland and east of the Laurentian Channel on the North American continental shelf. Covering 36,000 square miles (93,200 sq km), the Banks are relatively shallow, ranging from 80 to 330 feet (25 to 100 meters) in depth.
23. Mai 2018 · GRAND BANKS. Grand Banks are a shallow section of the northern Atlantic Ocean, lying east and south of Newfoundland, Canada, and extending about 350 miles (563 kilometers) from east to west. The ocean is shallow here because of underwater plateaus, called banks.
